Snabe



J. KLEFFMAN SNARE Dec. 24, 1929.

Original Filed May 5. 1926 gwuwnto'a Reissuecl Dec. 24, 1929 UNITEDSTATES JOHN KLEFFMAN, 0F HIBIBING, MINNESOTA SNARE Original No.1,815,586, dated January 25, 1927, Serial No. 106,496, filed May 3,1926. Application for reissue filed August 6, 1927. Serial No. 211,241.

This invention relates to snares used in the catching of wild animalsand the principal object sought is simplicity of construction, andefliciency as a snare.

Another object is that of providing a convenient unit of snare wirebeing adapted for double use, either as a snare for catching and killingthe prey, or catching and holding it alive, and in either event theopposite end of the unit functioning as an anchoring means for thesnare.

Still other objects and advantages of the invention will appear in thefurther description thereof.

Referring now to the accompanying drawing, forming part of thisapplication, and wherein like reference characters indicate like parts:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of one embodiment of the invention,illustrating the double functions of the snare;

Figure 2 is an enlarged central sectional view of the catch; and

Figure 3 is an enlarged sectional view of a modified form of catch andwire assemblage.

The snare is preferably made of a suitable len h of twisted cable wire 1having a noose or oop formed upon either end thereof, the one indicatedat 2 of which is for the purpose of catching and securely holding ananimal alive, while the one indicated at 3 is for the purpose ofcatching and killing the animal, there being no limit to the reducing ofthe noose by slipping about the animals neck, while the noose 2 islimited in that a knot 4 is formed at the predetermined distance fromthe end of the wire to prevent the catch 5 from slipping beyond same.

The catch 5 is composed of a piece of Z- shaped metal having suitablysized holes 6 formed adjacent the extremities thereof through one ofwhich the extreme end of the wire 1 is threaded and secured againstretraction by the knot 10, while the body portion of the wire isthreaded through the other hole as clearly illustrated in the drawings,said wire being free to revolve or swivel therein.

Now the wire as before stated bein of cable type is normally trying tostraig ten itself which results in the loops formed therein holding thecatch in biting position upon the body portion of the wire, that is tosay with the hole in the free end of the catch binding upon the wire,the latter being engaged by the diagonally opposite edges of the hole,so that at whatever sized noose the snare is set, it will remain untilslipped tightly about some object.

By this unit of snare wire provided with a loop at either end it isobvious that a trapper is thus fully equipped with means for an choringsame regardless of which type of snare he wishes to set, in that he isenabled to slip one 100 through the other about a tree or other 0 jectas an anchor and thus draw same tight, while the opposite end is set asa snare.

In Figure 3 I have shown a modified form in that the hole 7 in the endof the Z-shaped catch 8 through which the body the wire is roven is ofslightly conical shape. and upon the body of the wire may be formed orfastened as by soldering or the like suitably spaced metal knobs orbeads 9 which ay freely through the catch in one direction ut in theother direction are caught by the edges if the smaller end of the holeand securely eld.

ortion of Having thus described my invention, what 2. A snare forcatching animals comprising a snare wire which normally tends tostraighten itself, and a catch therefor to one end of which the wire isfixed and having a hole therein through which the body portion of thewire may freely pay axially but normally becomes bound therein whetherin set position or holding an animal.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 4th day of August,1927.

JOHN KLEFFMAN.

